Published 12:00 pm, Thursday, December 16, 2010

While he is new to the legislative process, State Rep.-Elect Jim Landtroop doesn't want to go to Austin having to play catch-up.

With that in mind, Landtroop (R-Plainview) took time Wednesday afternoon to host an agriculture town hall meeting at the Llano Estacado Museum where he visited with about a dozen local industry leaders.

"This is a team effort. I want to just open up a dialogue with you guys. I just want to try to get a head start on some of these issues," he said, adding that he understands that legislation can have drastically different impacts on farmers and ranchers, depending on where they live in the state . . . .

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